In the stillness of the night, a lone man and woman sit under a romantic starry sky, brewing tea by the fire.
Everything fits together so perfectly, everything is so inescapable.
But at the last moment, he still managed to let go of me.
"Wanwan... wake up, if you don't wake up... something bad is really going to happen—" He separated from me, his fingers brushing across the bridge of my nose, jokingly reminding me.
I opened my hazy eyes and looked into the brilliance in his eyes and the tenderness and doting in his gaze. For a moment, I really wanted to disregard everything and "take him right there and then."
"Su Shenglin, don't regret missing this opportunity..." I smiled shyly and nestled into his arms.
"No regrets, there's plenty of time in the future." He held me close, his voice deep and resonant, and kissed me several more times with his thin lips.
I'm almost drowning in his tenderness and affection.
Neither of us wanted to be apart, so we slept side by side on the beanbag chair in the sunroom until 3 a.m.
Later, he woke up with a start and, worried that I would catch a cold, carried me, still half-asleep, into the bedroom that had been prepared for me.
"Su Shenglin..." I murmured as I sank into the comfortable bed.
I felt his kiss land on my forehead, then the mattress shook, and then fell silent...
The room door closed, and my world fell asleep again.
At this moment, there was no more anxiety, no more unease, and no more heartache.
Su Shenglin is indeed a refined gentleman.
In this situation, reason prevailed over desire, and I was given absolute respect.
The next morning, Su Shenglin first took me home to change my clothes, and then drove me to the company.
As I was getting out of the car, he grabbed my hand and kissed me, whispering, "What time are you leaving this afternoon? I'll take you."
"No need, you're busy with work at the end of the year, don't let me interfere with your important matters." I looked at him with a gentle and happy expression, feeling grateful but really feeling it was unnecessary.
"I have to see you off. This is the first time we've been apart for so long since we started dating. I've already started missing you even before you've left." He was very clingy, and sweet words just slipped out of his mouth again.
I laughed so hard my shoulders shrugged. "Isn't it cheesy to say all this? You're becoming a greasy guy."
"Is it really that exaggerated?"
"Just kidding, Second Master Su is the most handsome man in this city, not greasy at all."
We were both incredibly affectionate, and if we had time, we probably could have stayed in the car until the afternoon on our way to the airport.
"We're leaving at 3 p.m. If you insist on seeing us off, then go ahead. But I have to go now; I have some things to take care of."
I was in a hurry, so I quickly said those words, turned around, and got out of the car.
Su Shenglin waved to me, "See you this afternoon."
"Okay, bye-bye."
I quickened my pace and went upstairs to get to work.
Around noon, Li Yunwei called.
"Honey, guess who I ran into outside?"
I'm still busy right now, so I put my phone on speakerphone and continued organizing the documents.
"Who did I run into? Could it be my enemy?"
Otherwise, she wouldn't have specifically called to ask me.
"No, I ran into Muxi, and we're planning to have lunch together. Do you have time to come over?"
I paused, then looked up at the clock on the wall.
It's 11:30.
Thanks to Yang Qianmu's professionalism, the work was basically arranged. However, now that I'm my own boss, I tend to worry more, and my obsessive-compulsive tendencies make me check it over and over again.
I figured I could spare two hours, so I asked, "Could you come to a place near my company? Su Shenglin drove me this morning, and I didn't drive. Besides, I'm leaving for the airport at 3 p.m., so I'm a bit rushed."
"Okay, we'll come find you!"
After hanging up the phone, the two of them quickly drove over, found a restaurant, and sent me the location.
When I looked at the map, I realized it was a ten-minute walk away, which suited me perfectly.
When we arrived at the restaurant, the two of them waved to me from afar.
Chen Muxi said, "I just called my brother to ask if he was coming, and when he heard it was three women, he said he wasn't coming."
I couldn't help but laugh. "He's busy with work, and he gets to the company a little late in the morning, so let's not bother him."
Li Yunwei immediately teased, "See? You've already gotten into character so quickly, acting like a busybody."
Chen Muxi added, "Mainly because my brother also cooperated, acting like he was henpecked."
Embarrassed by the teasing, I took a sip of tea and said, "Hey, you two, stop joking!"
Li Yunwei wouldn't let me off the hook. She chuckled and raised an eyebrow suggestively: "You just said... Mr. Su also brought you to the company this morning—so you two spent the night together last night? And you just met each other's parents yesterday, does that mean... good things are on the way?"
My face flushed red, and I glared at Li Yunwei. "Don't talk nonsense."
Li Yunwei immediately turned to Chen Muxi and asked, "Miss, what happened at your family yesterday? What do your family members think of our President Jiang?"
Chen Muxi looked at me, her expression somewhat subtle.
I was immediately startled, realizing something.
"Xixi, actually I also want to ask your family's opinion. Just say what you want to say." I looked at her, wanting a straightforward answer so I wouldn't have to overthink it.
Chen Muxi shook her head: "I don't know... It's not my place to say this. If I say something wrong and upset you, my brother will skin me alive!"
"It's okay. Actually, I have a general idea in my mind, but I just don't understand..."
"What don't you understand?" Chen Muxi blinked.
After a moment's thought, I decided to tell the truth: "I can understand why Grandpa Su likes Xu Qianning, after all, she is the granddaughter of an old comrade-in-arms and former subordinate. But Madam Su used to treat me quite well, but when we met yesterday, I felt something was off... I want to know if it's because of all the messy things in my family and my tangled legal battles with the Gu family that Madam Su's impression of me has been greatly diminished?"
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